Houseboats and pile dwellings on Sava river, Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade

Bergamo, an unusual flight stopover

Ψηλά, ανάμεσα στα στενά δρομάκια της Παλιάς Πόλης (Alta Citta) του Bergamo, ξεπροβάλει δειλά η Παλιά Πλατεία (Piazza Vecchia). Περιτριγυρισμένη από το επιβλητικό, μεσαιωνικό (12ος αιώνας) Palazzo della Ragione, την αλλοτινή διοικητική έδρα της πόλης που σήμερα φιλοξενεί στις αίθουσες του τη συλλογή των πινάκων της Accademia Carrara. Στην πρόσοψη του κτιρίου, το φτερωτό λιοντάρι του Αγίου Μάρκου στέκει αγέρωχο ως αδιαψευστος μάρτυρας της μακράς Ενετοκρατίας. Το αίθριο έχει ένα καλά διατηρημένο ηλιακό ρολόι του 18ου αιώνα..

Plaça d'Espanya (Barcelona)

Plaça d'Espanya  is one of  Barcelona's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition, held at the foot of Montjuic, in the Sants-Montjuic district.

Kiev/Kyiv

Devin, Slovakia

Devín is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the Bratislava IV district. Originally a separate village at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers, Devín maintained its rural character and today, it is one of the smallest boroughs of Bratislava by population.

 

It is an important archaeological site, featuring the ruins of the famous Devin Castle. Geographically, Devín lies on the foothills of Devinska Kobyla next to the Devin Gate, a narrow stretch on the river Danube, which was viewed as the western gateway to the Kingdom of Hungary. It lies near the border between Slovakia and Austria which runs down the middle of the Morava and Danube rivers, and which previously formed part of the Iron Curtain between the Eastern and the Western Bloc. The word Devín stems from the Slovak word deva, which signifies "a girl". Good bus connections with the center of Bratislava are a part of the municipal public transportation system. Most of the people commute to work elsewhere in Bratislava.

How to get there:

• By bus: City buses 28 and 29 run from the Novy Most bridge (near Old Town, on the bank opposite the “flying saucer” tower), at least twice per hour year round. The terminus of Bus 29 is just below the castle, but Bus 28 continues beyond the village.